GLACIER COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS MEETING
October, 16th,
2006 (Monday)
Glacier County Commissioners
Regular Meeting
October 16, 2006
The Board of Glacier County Commissioners met at their
regular meeting at 8:00 A.M. on Monday, October 16, 2006.
Commissioners Ray Salois, John Ray, and Michael DesRosier
were present. Chairman Ray Salois called the meeting to
order. Clerk and Recorder Sylvia Berkram recorded the
proceedings.
The Commissioners approved appointing Bill Rose to the
Airport Commission Board as the county representative
to replace Mike DeKaye who resigned. The term expires
December of 2007. Commissioner Ray moved to approve the
appointment. Commissioner DesRosier seconded the motion
that passed by Board vote. A letter in accordance was
sent to Mr. Rose and the Airport Commission.
The Commissioners met with County Attorney Larry Epstein
regarding adopting County Subdivision Regulations. Present
also was Deputy Clerk and Recorder Loretta Torgerson.
County Attorney Larry Epstein reported that he has the
draft of the Subdivision Regulations as revised for Glacier
County. He stated the fees to be charged are in there.
He has resolutions for the Board to adopt and suggested
printing copies of the regulations and giving them to
the planner, sanitarian, clerk’s office, each commissioner,
title office, etc. Commissioner Ray moved to approve adopting
the Subdivision Regulations and fees. Commissioner DesRosier
seconded the motion that passed by Board vote. The resolutions
read as follows:
RESOLUTION 2006-33
RESOLUTION ADOPTING GLACIER COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
WHEREAS, Section 76-3-501 MCA requires every county, city,
and town to adopt and provide for the enforcement of administration
of subdivision regulations; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with State law, Glacier County
first adopted subdivision regulations in 1999; and
WHEREAS, those subdivision regulations have not been
amended since adoption thereof; and
WHEREAS, the 2005 legislature enacted Senate Bill 116
and Senate Bill 290; and
WHEREAS, this legislation made a number of procedural
changes to the Montana Subdivision and Platting Act; and
WHEREAS, model subdivision regulations have been drafted
pursuant to these legislative changes incorporating the
changes and updating the version of the model prepared
by the Department of Commerce previously; and
WHEREAS, this model has subsequently been used to prepare
subdivision regulations specifically for Glacier County,
Montana; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Glacier
County held public hearings required by Section 76-3-503
MCA on September 7,2006 and October 3,2006; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Glacier
County has considered public comment other than from the
planner and the County Attorney, the sanitarian of Glacier
County at said hearings as well as input from local surveyors
and engineers; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Glacier
County has reviewed the proposed Glacier County Subdivision
Regulations;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that:
The Glacier County Subdivision Regulations previously
adopted are hereby repealed in their entirety; and
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the Glacier County Subdivision
Regulations dated October 1, 2006 are hereby adopted.
This resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption.
Adopted this 16th day of October, 2006.
GLACIER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
/s/Raymond D. Salois____________
Chairman, Raymond D. Salois
/s/John W. Ray_______________________
John W. Ray, Commissioner
/s/M. DesRosier______________________
M. DesRosier, Commissioner
ATTEST:
/s/Sylvia Berkram_____________________
Sylvia Berkram, Clerk & Recorder
RESOLUTION 2006-34
RESOLUTION ADOPTING FEES FOR SUBDIVISION REVIEW
WHEREAS, on October 16, 2006, the Glacier County Board
of Commissioners adopted a proposed subdivision regulations
for Glacier County pursuant to Section 76-3-501(1) MCA;
and
WHEREAS, the commissioners have determined that, in order
to defray the costs of said subdivision, the county shall,
from time to time, update and set fees for proposed subdivisions
and review of same; and
WHEREAS, said fees must be determined and set, from time
to time, by separate resolution;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that:
The following fees shall be imposed at the current time
for subdivision and platting:
1-5 - first minor subdivision: $250.00.
6 or more (major subdivision) or subsequent minor subdivisions:
$500.00 plus $100.00 per lot.
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that other reviews shall be assessed
a fee as follows:
a) Mobile manufactured home parts and spaces: $50.00
per space.
b) Condominiums: $50.00 per unit.
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that to cover the cost of onsite
inspection of subdivision and review of final plat and
all supplementary materials, the sub divider shall pay
a non-refundable fee at the time of application for final
approval to the County Treasurer or planning department
at the following rate: $500.00.
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that to cover the cost of consulting
and engineering expenses reasonably incurred by Glacier
County, the sub divider shall commit to payment for all
consulting and engineering fees incurred by the County
and review or approval
of disallowance of a proposed plat. A surety bond or deposit
in advance for said review may be set and required by
the County.
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that these fees may, from time
to time, be updated and amended as deemed necessary and
appropriate to defray the cost of subdivision incurred
by Glacier County.
Adopted this 16th day of October, 2006.
GLACIER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
By/s/Raymond D. Salois_______________
Chairman, Ray D. Salois
/s/John W. Ray_______________________
John W. Ray, Commissioner
/s/M. DesRosier_______________________
M. DesRosier, Commissioner
ATTEST:
/s/Sylvia Berkram ________________
Sylvia Berkram, Clerk & Recorder
Treasurer Kate Salois announced she hired Andrea Anderson
to replace Karen Morgan in her office. She will start
on October 25, 2006.
The Commissioners met with Bill Stuff of WRS Architect
and County Attorney Larry Epstein, regarding Glacier County’s
new nursing home building. LeAnne Kavanaugh of the press
was present for the discussion. The meeting was to discuss
problems with the finishing up of the facility so the
County will accept it. The re-siding is being completed
as Swank had not nailed the siding on correctly. The company
is now writing another letter to WRS about the area that
needs to be redone. Bill stated he needed more description
and the amount of siding so WRS has asked for another
letter. They are doing the south and east walls and some
on the west side. The manufacturing company has given
Swank some of the siding. Bill is worried about how extensive
it is. The problem was they did not locate the studs when
putting it on the building. Bill stated the Commissioners
may put a time limit on it to have it done as he is concerned
how long it will take one person to put it on-there is
only one man doing the re-siding. He stated there is a
bubble underneath one of the ice machines legs of the
flooring and they need to get that taken care of. Pierce
Flooring needs to fix the flooring. The laminate on the
cupboard is coming off and seams on the counter covering
are coming apart. This needs to be fixed as the joints
can not be cleaned and thus is not sanitary. This is between
the kitchen and the dish room. Modern Cabinets should
take care of it. Bill stated that Swank does not follow
through on the needed repairs. The door lock is fixed
that was broken. However, the employee entrance door sticks
and is very hard to open and Swank needs to get someone
here to adjust it. This has been a problem since day one.
The air handlers shut down and need to be reset. Bill
suggested contacting Glacier Electric to test the main
power source. If it is constant then Swank will need to
have the air handler unit tested. They will ask the power
company and see if there are power spikes-County would
have to call them. The heat pumps shut down and have to
be manually reset. FICO will need to re-program the heat
pumps so they are running correctly. They have not come
here to do it yet. The heaters are not programmed correctly.
Allison should be going to WRS with these things. Jerry
is going to Allison and not going through the architect.
They are all under warranty. Bill thinks he should write
a letter with a deadline and if it is not met and then
the problems will be passed on to the county attorney.
He will cc Larry and the Commissioners with the letter
he writes to Swank. Bill stated that Travis of Swank does
not have the expertise and strength to say what has to
be done. Other problems are the hood exhaust fan in the
kitchen vibrates and has so much suction that the screen
is coming loose. Brennan needs to adjust it. The toilets
in the public bathrooms have hot water in them and a much
diluted amount of after market chemical is getting in
the cold water lines of the facility. It is circulating
through the cold water line through-out the building.
This is a Lantis problem as they had the after market
chemical soap dispensers installed in the kitchen. An
inexpensive backflow valve is all that needs to be installed
to fix the problem. Lantis was notified of these three
weeks ago. To date, they have not installed the valve.
It will take $10.00 to fix the problem and five minutes
of time. Sheldon came over and met with Travis and John
Kronebush and said the punch list items have to be done.
They (Swank) came over from Kalispell and trouble shot
the whole building. The punch list was made and all those
were sent back to WRS and were signed off and they tell
us (the architect) that everything is done. Commissioner
Ray asked who does the follow-up and Bill stated WRS does
and they will follow up on it. Allison knows about the
problem. Bill will write a letter to Swank and give him
until the end of the month to have every thing fixed.
He will get something started. Larry said both Bill and
Ray should go to Glacier Electric for the pole check.
Everything is under warranty until June of 2007. Bill
stated he did have trouble getting a hold of Allison when
called. He would call back in response to her calls. They
will do a warranty walk through in May. Bill stated he
needs to be told when something is wrong.
The Commissioners approved the minutes of October 3 and
5, 2006. Commissioner DesRosier moved to approve them.
Commissioner Salois seconded the motion that passed by
Board vote.
The Commissioners met with Northern Rockies Medical Center
CEO Cheri Taylor and Board President Jerry Ebelt. Commissioner
Ray said they have been considering the phone system request
for the facility. We (the County) propose to them that
each year the County will budget $20,000 for them to have
a maintenance fund to rely on each year. It would be two
$10,000 payments during the fiscal year. You would know
you have a maintenance fund. Commissioner DesRosier said
they would use the $20,000 for budgeting purposes. It
would be a guaranteed amount the Hospital would have each
year. Basically $20,000 is what the County can give $10,000
now and in May another $10,000. They could increase it
if the mills increase in value down the road. It has to
come out of the General Fund or the PILT Fund. Commissioner
Ray stated it is an option for you to think about. For
the phone system, the Hospital could go for a contract
or let it ride another year and then have it all. The
money would be available in November and May and will
start in November of this year. It would be for maintenance
items over $5,000 and would be a limited to $20,000 a
year. The County will establish the fund.
The Commissioners met with BLM representatives Rick Adams
and Claire Trent of Malta. They are here to answer questions
the Commissioners may have regarding the scoping sessions.
Rick and Claire are from the Malta office. The scoping
meeting is to let them know what is important to the County
and see if there are deficiencies the public sees that
they do not realize. This is the field office in Malta
and there is another office in Havre. Commissioner DesRosier
asked about their work with the Tribe. They stated there
really is not a lot of BLM land in Glacier County and
there is some on the
Reservation. The Commissioners stated they have not had
a lot of discussion on our BLM land. Rick stated when
west of Blaine County there are only patches of BLM here
and there. They are open of the things it affects in the
area and are trying to see if it affects the local economy.
What is the interaction and how are the communities interacting
with BLM and is their opportunities they are missing.
There is recreation and public access and some grazing.
They will keep the Board updated on the happenings of
what is going on with the scoping sessions.
The Commissioners held the regular monthly department
head meeting at 4:00 P.M. Present were James Laidlaw,
Larry Epstein, Jim King, Merle Cowell, Jetta Johnson,
Damon Bunting, and Sylvia Berkram. Updates for the employee
policy manual were passed out for the maternity leave
on adoptions. The Board stated they are down to two architects
for the jail construction. They will pick the architect
and then put it out for the construction bids. The Board
announced they will close the day after Thanksgiving with
someone on call for each elected office. Employees will
use vacation or work behind closed doors.
There being no further business for the day, the meeting
adjourned at 4:30 P.M. with a motion by Commissioner DesRosier
and a second by Commissioner Ray. The motion passed by
Board vote.
BOARD OF GLACIER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
____________________________
Raymond D. Salois, Chairman
ATTEST:
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Glacier County Clerk and Recorder
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